Soyuz 26

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Soyuz 26

Soyuz 26 (Template:Langx, Union 26) was a Soviet space mission which launched the crew of Salyut 6 EO-1, the first long duration crew on the space station Salyut 6.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Soyuz spacecraft was launched on 10 December 1977, and docked with the space station the next day. Soyuz 27 arrived at the station in January 1978, and its two-person crew transferred into the Soyuz 26 spacecraft to undock and land a few days later.

Mission parameters

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• Inclination: 51.65°
• Period: 88.67 minutes